Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Water, water everywhere - Ocotober 19, 2010

The supposed source of life: water.I really need to take after Trisha and drink more of it, but I don’t, except when I am really watching my food intake.All the normal things, it helps make you feel full, good for you, blah blah.The issue I have with water isn’t the water itself but all the things it does and isn’t.

It isn’t coffee.MMM, coffee.If I was smart I would drink less so that it had a larger effect when riding, basically a legal stimulant; but I’m not.I love coffee, strong and black.I actually drink about 4 cups a day now which is way down from my high at one point of probably 4 pots a day.Water interferes with my ability to drink coffee because I can only pour so much fluid down my throat in a given period.

Water also often makes me feel bloated when I manage to drink the required amount per day (based on my weight, activity level and protein intake about a gallon), which is messed up because at the same time I need to visit a toilet every hour.Probably due to the fact that I wander around in a perpetual state of dehydration, except when riding, it makes me feel “slooshy” (the technical term!), and sluggish, which is the opposite of what it’s supposed to do.

So while I like the concept of drinking more water I find the practice of it challenging.Coffee should be water, than it wouldn’t be an issue. I would say more on the topic, but I have to run and find a toilet.

What this is all about

RAAM 2018. That’s what this is all about.
Race Across America. 3000 miles. 100,000 feet of climbing. 12 days.
Right now I have the dream, the desire. My hope is to take that and turn it into a reality. My hope is to race and finish RAAM in 2018.
8 years. It seems like a long time. It doesn’t seem long enough.
I will use this blog to plan, examine, report and track my progress to completing my dream.
I say my dream, but it is more of an “our dream”. None of it would be possible without the support of my wonderful family. My beautiful, talented wife has agreed to follow me on this slightly crazy quest (although I think she views it as more then slightly crazy).
It means there will be lots of planning, lots of training. I will set interim goals. I will create the lists of “to dos”. I will document every step and every stage until 2018.
My first goal: keep this blog updated.
Scott, 10/26/10.